Wildfire near Óbidos (Oct 30), Brazil (2026)

Wildfire near Óbidos (Oct 30) — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Óbidos (Oct 30) — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego)

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True view (left): as the eye sees it.
Fire view (right): infrared (SWIR), sees through smoke and brings out the heat.

🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 brown = already burned
🟠 orange = fire right now

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The story so far

About 30 km northeast of Óbidos.

A moderate heat signature picked up by satellites near Óbidos, Brazil, marks an active wildfire that started on October 30, 2026. The fire is roughly estimated at 400 hectares, or 988 acres, based on a cluster of 20 NASA FIRMS heat detections recorded over the last 48 hours, highlighting how far thermal activity has spread in the area.

The blaze burns against the backdrop of the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. Across the country, 11,416,579 hectares have burned so far in 2026, a figure that remains 63% below the two-decade average for the nation.

In context

This wildfire has been burning in Brazil for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 400 ha (988 acres) — about 4.0 km². That size is an estimate from satellite hotspots, not a measured area.

Close to the tropics, fires tend to follow the dry season and are often linked to land-clearing rather than a single summer peak.